Author Archives: Maura Sullivan Hill

Students Combine Century-Old Documents and Modern Technology to Research Boston Landscape

Boston’s Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway is a bustling 17-acre public park and green space, home to food trucks, fountains and even a carousel. But during the second half of the 20th century, that same space hosted one of the most … Continue reading →

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English Professor Leila Philip Makes National News with Latest Release, “Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America”

Holy Cross English professor Leila Philip’s latest book is making national headlines with an unlikely protagonist: beavers.

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Student-Generated Urban Studies Minor Debuts at Holy Cross

Maggie Hartnett ’23 knew she enjoyed the architecture classes she took during her first year at Holy Cross, but wasn’t quite sure she wanted to be an architect. Then, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, she took note of the changes … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Students Continue Experiential Learning in a Remote Semester

For the past nine months, Rudy Antoncic ’22 worked as an intern at the U.S. Department of State, assessing how teleworking is going for their employees around the globe. Every day, he says, he talked with senior-level foreign officers in … Continue reading →

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New Student Health Ambassadors Group Provides Peer-to-Peer Resources

A playlist of pop and dance songs, from Nick Jonas to Britney Spears, reverberated through the speaker on a table outside “The Jo,” as the Joanne Chouinard-Luth Recreation and Wellness Center is known. It was the second week of March, … Continue reading →

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SGA Co-Presidents Reflect on a Year Unlike Any Other

Noah Sisk ’21 and Victoria Tara ’21 campaigned successfully for co-presidents of the Student Government Association (SGA) with the slogan, “Let’s get real.” Fresh off a semester in Washington, DC, through Holy Cross’ Semester Away Program, the pair used the … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Mediation Team Takes Home Top Prize Once Again in International Competition

The Holy Cross mediation team took first prize at the major collegiate tournament of the fall 2020 semester, the Brenau Invitational Mediation Tournament—the latest in a years-long string of successful showings on the national and international mediation competition circuit. At … Continue reading →

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Student STEM Research Aims to Discover More About Breast Cancer Tumors

When biology major Anh Phan ’21 was a sophomore at the College of the Holy Cross, she was looking for “a way to apply my knowledge to real-life science,” and Professor Robert Bellin’s breast cancer research lab proved to be … Continue reading →

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Montserrat Student Ambassadors Facilitate Community for First-Years During Remote Semester

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Holy Cross Magazine Publishes Fall 2016 Food-Themed Issue

The Fall 2016 issue of Holy Cross Magazine — dubbed “The Food Issue”— delves in to what we eat, where it comes from, and who we eat with and why. “Food is something each of us experiences every day, multiple times … Continue reading →

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Community-Based Learning Director Receives Two Awards for Dissertation on Spiritual Impact of Service Learning

Michelle Sterk Barrett, the director of the Donelan Office of Community-Based Learning at the College of the Holy Cross, has received two awards for her dissertation on spiritual growth during service learning experiences. She received the Dalton Institute on College … Continue reading →

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